Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Ecuador

Ecuador: Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location was 0.1096 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.1096
Change on year
up 19.5%
World rank
58th
of 64 countries
All-time high
0.1308
in 2017
All-time low
0.0641
in 2007
Years of data
18
2000–2020

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Ecuador, 2000–2020

00.050.10.152000201020202000: 0.0972003: 0.0762004: 0.0752005: 0.0652006: 0.0652007: 0.0642008: 0.0672009: 0.0842010: 0.0932011: 0.0992012: 0.0962013: 0.0992014: 0.1042015: 0.1132016: 0.122017: 0.1312019: 0.0922020: 0.11

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Ecuador recorded 0.1096 for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in 2020.

The figure is up 19.5% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Ecuador peaked at 0.1308 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0641, in 2007.

Ecuador ranks 58th of 64 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location: Rural in Ecuador, 2000 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2000 0.0972
2003 0.0759 -21.9%
2004 0.0748 -1.5%
2005 0.0648 -13.3%
2006 0.0651 +0.5%
2007 0.0641 -1.6%
2008 0.0668 +4.2%
2009 0.0835 +25.1%
2010 0.0933 +11.7%
2011 0.0991 +6.2%
2012 0.0958 -3.3%
2013 0.0987 +3.0%
2014 0.1044 +5.8%
2015 0.1133 +8.5%
2016 0.1197 +5.6%
2017 0.1308 +9.3%
2019 0.0917 -29.9%
2020 0.1096 +19.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.074 0.0641 0.0972 8
2010s 0.1052 0.0917 0.1308 9
2020s 0.1096 0.1096 0.1096 1

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 55 Paraguay 0.15 compare
  2. 56 Romania 0.147 compare
  3. 57 Uruguay 0.1153 compare
  4. 59 Honduras 0.1037 compare
  5. 60 Cambodia 0.1031 compare
  6. 61 El Salvador 0.1018 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Ecuador?
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location in Ecuador was 0.1096 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 0.1308 in 2017.
What is the lowest public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0641 in 2007.
How does Ecuador rank for public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location?
Ecuador ranks 58th out of 64 countries with data for 2020.
Is public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ecuador data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location: Rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public sector employment, as a share of paid employment by location: Rural
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
64 places, 791 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed